On June 28, 2024, transgender activists, legal advocates, and currently unhoused transgender New Yorkers attended a press conference at Foley Square, regarding New York City’s obligation to provide transgender and gender nonconforming (“TGNC”) affirming shelter to unhoused New Yorkers. In a 2021 settlement resolving Mariah Lopez v.
Over the years, the circuits have split on how to interpret the statute of limitations for bringing a facial challenge to a regulation or other agency action under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”). Yesterday, in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal
The U.S. Supreme Court today overruled the longstanding Chevron doctrine that for 40 years largely deferred to federal agency regulations in interpreting ambiguities in the law. The landmark decision in Loper Bright Enterprises et al. v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, et al. addressed appeals in Loper Bright
In a National Law Journal article published on June 26, 2024, Jay R. Nanavati and Nikhil Lahiri explain how a recent privacy law surrounding private jet flights will not prevent the IRS from following through on its pledge to scrutinize private aircraft usage by “large corporations, large
“Superstar lawyers” “The best tax firm I know” NEW YORK (June 24, 2024) — Kostelanetz LLP has been recognized by The Legal 500 as a leading firm for tax controversy in the United States, and Caroline Ciraolo has been named a leading partner by the
Low Risk Claims to Be Paid Beginning This Month The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that it would resume processing “low risk” Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, ending a moratorium on processing ERC claims that has been in place since last September. The announcement
Justices Avoid Addressing the Limits of Congress’s Authority to Tax Income Under the Sixteenth Amendment The U.S. Supreme Court in Charles G. Moore v. United States (No. 22-800), by a 7-2 vote, rejected a constitutional challenge to the Mandatory Repatriation Tax (“MRT”) imposed by IRC
On the heels of a significant boost in funding brought by the August 2022 passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”), the IRS this week announced new efforts to combat what it sees as abusive transactions and strategies utilized by businesses that are taxed as
“Big Law Quality Services in a Boutique Setting” “An Expert Tax Boutique” NEW YORK (June 11, 2024) —Kostelanetz LLP and five partners have been recognized by Chambers and Partners in its 2024 USA Guide in the areas of tax controversy, tax fraud, tax law, and white-collar defense and
Offices in NYC, DC, and Atlanta to Expand Reach of Combined Firm’s Sophisticated Tax Controversy and White-Collar Criminal Defense Practices NEW YORK (June 4, 2024) — Kostelanetz LLP, with one of the country’s premier boutique tax and white-collar criminal defense practices, has combined forces with
